Sheet metal container with integral pouring spout



Nov. 11, 1941. v I HAYCQCK 2,262,675

SHEET METAL CONTAINER WITH INTEGRAL roumne SPOUfF- Filed Feb. 26, 1941- I 0% J? m mm Patented Nov. 11, 1941 SHEET METAL CONTAINER wrrn INTEGRAL POURING srou'r John Haycock, New York, N. Y., assignor to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application February 26, 1941, Serial No. 380,713

2 Claims.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in a sheet metal container and more particularly to a container having a pouring spout which is an integral part of the container end.

An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type wherein the pouring spout is an integral part of the container end and may be shifted from an initial position wholly within the depression formed in the container end to facilitate double seaming, to a position where the spout overhangs the double seam joining the end to the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type wherein the end is cut so as to provide a pouring spout which may be shifted to a position where it overhangs the double seam, and a pouring opening for discharging the contents onto and over the pouring spout, with a frangible sealing member for closing the opening, which sealing member can be readily ruptured in the region of the pouring opening to permit the pouring of the contents from the container.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type with a closure slide so associated with the opening that it may be positioned for substantially closing the opening and protecting the frangible seal therebeneath during shipment, and which may be so positioned as to control the pouring opening during the dispensing of the contents from the container and also for a reclosure for the opening.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of a container embodying the improvements;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the pouring spout as shifted to pouring position and the control slide in open position with the frangible seal broken, ready for pouring;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line l5 of Figure 3.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the improvement is shown as applied to a sheet metal container which includes a body portion I. to which a bottom end (not shown) is secured by double seaming. After the container is filled it is closed by a sheet metal closure end 2 which is secured to the body portion by the ordinary double seam 3. This container end is provided with a depression in its under side in which is placed a frangible sealing member 4. Said frangible sealing member is hermetically joined to the closure end by a suitable cement indicated at 5.

The container end 2 is provided with an integral raised .portion 6, the side walls of which are curved outwardly as indicated at I, I. This raised portion is substantially rectangular in plan and extends radially of the container end and terminates adjacent the double seam. The top of the raised portion is out along the lines 88 and the line 9. The portion I0 which is thus severed from the top of the raised portion of the end, is rolled backward to form a bead at its free edg as indicated at H. The opposite edge is integral with the wall 6a. This portion I0 formed by cutting the top of the raised portion is adapted to be bent outwardly to the position shown in Figure 4, and serves as a pouring spout. To facilitate pouring, the portion In is curved transversely, said curvature gradually increasing to the outer end of the spout.

Attached to the raised portion is a slide l2. Said slide has its edge portions I3, l3 curved so as to fit and conform to the curved portions 1, I, and this will retain the slide on the raised portion, permitting it to move longitudinally thereof. The cut-away portion which forms the spout is raised as shown in Figure 3 so that the slide may pass beneath the same substantially to the wall 6a and thus close the opening formed by the cutting of the metal in the forming of this spout. The slide has its outer end rolled into a 'bead ll which faciiltates the moving of the slide. The raised portion at its inner end has an upwardly extending rib l5 providing a stop shoulder l6 for the slide. When the parts are in the position shown in Figure 3, the slide which is in the closed position, covers the opening and partitions the frangible sealing disk 4. This is the condition in which the container is shipped. When it is desired to dispense the contents of the container, then the cut-away portion it is raised and turned back ,to the position shown in Figure 4, where it rests on the upper edge of the double seam 3. The frangible seal 4 is cut out to form an opening I 1 which is in register with the opening in the top of the raised portion, and the contents can be readily poured from the container. After the desired portion of the contents has been dispensed, the slide can be moved to a position to cover the opening and thus serve as a reclosure for, the container as well as a protection forthe pouring opening before the sealing disk is ruptured and the container opened for dispensing.

It is obvious that changes can be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or th invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1 Patent, is:

1. A sheet metal container, comprising a body ,1 1 portion and a. closure end seamed thereto, said end being severed and shaped to provide an inte- 1 gral pouring spout adapted to be bent into a position overlying the seam joining the body portion 3 and the closure end for pouring, a frangible member attached to the closure end at the inside thereof for sealing the container, and a control slide secured to the outer face of said closure end for covering the opening through the end to protect the frangible sealing member during shipment of the container and for closing the open ing between dispensing operations.

2. A sheet metal container comprising -a body portion, a closure end double seamed thereto, said closure end having a raised portion extending radially of the container end and terminating adjacent the double seam, said raised portion being cut along lines to form a pouring sp'out which can be bent outwardly over the double seam of the container, a sealing member attached to the closure end at the inner side thereof, and a slide attached to the closure end for covering the opening formed by. cutting the raised portion to provide a pouring spout.

JOHN HAYCOCK. 

